Polo water players shortly left the pool after the shots were launched near the U -20 World Cup match in Brazil.
Brazilian police said that there were no injuries after the shots were launched near the Polo -U -20 World Cup game between China and Canada in Salvador.
China won 12-8 on Sunday-the opening day of the tournament-but the footage showed that the game was shortly stopped when the players came out of the pool, and they lying and covering a small barrier after hearing gunshots outside the waterproof location in the Betoba neighborhood. China led Canada 3-2 at the time.
“The match stopped for about a minute. Our team saw that the police were taking care of it,” said Marco Antonio Limos, head of the Phaya Water Sports Federation.
The police said the cause of the shots was a confrontation with an alleged local thief who was outside the place and tried to escape. No more details were provided.
The spectators were informed of the accident after the game resumed.
Brazil will host 16 teams for the first time.
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